State v. Rose

OPINION

POPOVICH, Chief Judge.

J-ohn Rose appeals his conviction for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.342(e) (1982) (sexual penetration with force or coercion and personal injury). He contends that his right to a fair trial was denied because of prosecutorial misconduct in the closing argument. He also questions evi-dentiary rulings of the trial court involving character evidence and use of prior convictions for impeachment. Finally, he contends the trial court’s instruction that an attorney’s duty includes presenting evidence in his client’s behalf…